Making the most of the postnatal check

Making the most of the postnatal check

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The Postnatal Care Guide : For all health professionals

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Introduction

  • Introduction
  • The Postnatal Care Guide - Support booklet

Professional Roles and Responsibilites

  • Making the most of the postnatal check
  • The role of the midwife in the postnatal period

Postnatal physical health

  • Postnatal symptoms and return to exercise
  • C-sections - everything you need to know
  • Postnatal complications
  • Postnatal faecal incontinence
  • MASIC - Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASI)

Postnatal Mental Health

  • Perinatal mental health screening
  • The Fourth Trimester
  • Grief - the hidden emotion

Important and sometimes tricky postnatal topics

  • Baby Loss - A personal Story
  • Contraception and sex in the postnatal period
  • Medication in breastfeeding
  • Unsettled babies and how to help them
  • A legal overview: What happens when it goes wrong

Infant feeding

  • Feeding babies a guide to supporting families
  • Breastmilk, nutrition and growth in preterm infants